Saturday, September 24, 2011

Tom Ford Private Blend Lip Color in Bruised Plum

Tom Ford's Private Blend Lip Color in Bruised Plum ($45), a semi-matte black cherry with a whisper of shimmer, hardly needs me to tell you how gorgeous it is. In fact, I am going to let the pictures do the talking while I go about my day. If you want to know my opinion about quality of packaging, lipstick texture, and performance, see my post on Smoke Red.

Liz, what I great idea. I have several deep-blue shimmery nail polishes, and there's enough blue in this lipstick that if I wear something neutral, even monochromatic, I might be able to pull off wearing both at once! I think the colors would look gorgeous at one of the Christmas parties I go to.

SuePhilly, I bought it at Neiman Marcus, but I just checked and it looks like they have already pulled the previous collection from the Tom Ford Beauty web page. I find it the back way into NM (Google), but I would suggest that if anyone wants a color in the ivory casing or wants the colors that were not carried over to the new collection (Smoke Red, Bruised Plum, etc) don't delay! Here's the link: http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod109800002

Hmm, I just noticed all items in the previous collection have a status (pre-order/no date). I don't know what this means, exactly, but my guess is they've already been pulled.

Dovey, I often think anyone can wear a dark color (as long as that color would be flattering to the skin tone in the first place. All you need to do is blot it down to a stain and put some balm on top. Or use a brush to apply the thinnest layer, which is lest wasteful than blotting it all away!

When I started wearing bright red lipstick, which really is flattering on me but is definitely not a subtle look, I had to wear it in private until I got used to seeing myself in it. Once I liked what I saw and felt confident, I was able to let my lips out into society, lol.